Phil Ineson
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Professor
Phil Ineson is a Chair in Global Change Ecology at the University of York
. Ineson is particularly noted for his work with stable isotopes (and was the first to grow C3 plants on C4 soil).
Ineson received his BSc from Manchester Polytechnic
in 1982, receiving a Ph.D.
from the University of Liverpool
in 1986. He was then a NERC
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at the University of Exeter
until 1989. NERC Research Fellow
at ITE
Merlewood and later Senior Scientific Officer (SSO). Between 1996 and 1999 he was at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
, (CEH) Merlewood. Between 1998 and 2000 he was Visiting Professor at Lancaster University
. He was made Chair in Global Change Ecology at York in 2000.
Ineson et al. (1996) were able to track the movement of carbon through a plant by using the stable isotope
s of carbon
, namely 12C and 13C. To obtain soil with a different isotope ratio to normal, they obtained soil
from North America
on which C4 plants had been grown, giving it a different signature to soil on which C3 plants. Comparisons of the signatures allowed the movement of carbon to be . This is now a commonly used technique (see e.g. Pataki et al. (2003)) particularly useful in light of elevated carbon dioxide
levels due to atmospheric pollution.
Professor
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Phil Ineson is a Chair in Global Change Ecology at the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. Ineson is particularly noted for his work with stable isotopes (and was the first to grow C3 plants on C4 soil).
Ineson received his BSc from Manchester Polytechnic
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
in 1982, receiving a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
in 1986. He was then a NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
until 1989. NERC Research Fellow
Research fellow
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at ITE
ITE
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Merlewood and later Senior Scientific Officer (SSO). Between 1996 and 1999 he was at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is the United Kingdom's Centre of Excellence for integrated research in hydrology, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their interaction with the atmosphere...
, (CEH) Merlewood. Between 1998 and 2000 he was Visiting Professor at Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
. He was made Chair in Global Change Ecology at York in 2000.
Ineson et al. (1996) were able to track the movement of carbon through a plant by using the stable isotope
Stable isotope
Stable isotopes are chemical isotopes that may or may not be radioactive, but if radioactive, have half-lives too long to be measured.Only 90 nuclides from the first 40 elements are energetically stable to any kind of decay save proton decay, in theory...
s of carbon
Carbon
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds...
, namely 12C and 13C. To obtain soil with a different isotope ratio to normal, they obtained soil
Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
from North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on which C4 plants had been grown, giving it a different signature to soil on which C3 plants. Comparisons of the signatures allowed the movement of carbon to be . This is now a commonly used technique (see e.g. Pataki et al. (2003)) particularly useful in light of elevated carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
levels due to atmospheric pollution.